The images in the John Reps Bastides Collection (a portion of "John Reps Papers, #15-2-1101") are protected by copyright, and the copyright holder is their creator/photographer, John Reps. Images in the John Reps Bastides Collection were created between 1951-2014, and were digitized from 35mm slides by Cornell University Library. Cornell is providing access to the materials for research and personal use. The written permission of any copyright and other rights holders is required for distribution, reproduction, or other use that extends beyond what is authorized by fair use and other statutory exemptions. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item and securing any necessary permissions ultimately rests with persons desiring to use the item. For questions, comments, or feedback about this collection please contact the Rare and Manuscript Collection at rarerepro@cornell.edu. Please include the following citation in any use of materials from the John Reps Bastides Collection: John Reps Papers, #15-2-1101. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.

About the collection

Bastides are planned towns of southwestern France founded in the 13th and 14th centuries by kings, dukes, and counts who sought to develop their domains and increase revenues by creating new market centers and places of trade. Most bastides have some variety of a gridiron street plan and a central marketplace, usually rectangular in shape and often bordered by ground-level arcades.